The National Commission for Women (NCW) has requested a report from the Delhi Police Commissioner within seven days concerning the alleged abduction, gang-rape, and forced religious conversion of a Dalit woman in Jamia Nagar. NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar took note of media reports on the incident and wrote to Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha. The survivor claimed she was held captive and sexually assaulted by multiple individuals over several days.
Rahatkar urged the Delhi Police Commissioner to take immediate, stringent, and time-bound action on the matter. The Commission has also asked for a detailed Action Taken Report (ATR) within seven days. The ATR is specifically requested on the FIR filed, the provisions applied under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and SC/ST Act, arrests made, medical and forensic examinations conducted, recording of the survivor’s statement before the Magistrate, and steps taken to ensure her safety, confidentiality, protection, counseling, and rehabilitation.
The NCW emphasized the seriousness of allegations involving gang-rape, caste-based violence, and forced religious coercion, stressing the need for a sensitive, objective, and urgent investigation. Condemning the incident, the Commission highlighted that crimes against women, especially those involving sexual violence, coercion, and intimidation, are intolerable and should face the strictest legal consequences.
In a separate case, the NCW also took notice of distressing media reports concerning an alleged acid attack and severe domestic abuse against a woman in Pune. The case involves a man who reportedly poured acid on his wife’s private parts due to suspicions of infidelity, confined her at home for days, and denied her medical care. Rahatkar has written to the Director General of Police, Maharashtra, demanding immediate, stringent, and time-bound action, along with a detailed Action Taken Report within seven days.
